North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the country’s women to have more children as part of a strategy to address declining birth rates and “strengthen national power”. Accurate statistics on North Korea’s population are difficult to obtain due to limited
North Korea is perhaps best known for its isolation from the rest of the world, nuclear tests and severe human rights abuses. While the reclusive communist-state continues to crack down on anyone involved in “bourgeois culture” in the hermit nation, this does
A virtual nation named Joseon is posing a unique threat to North Korea’s longstanding regime by establishing a “near-perfect democracy” with no taxes. This so-called “cybernation”, a digital recreation of the historic Korean kingdom that unified the North and South in the
Powerful North Korean official Kim Yo Jong claimed Thursday that her nation was not even considering meeting with the U.S. face to face on any issues. Yo Jong released a harsh statement in reaction to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield,
Citizens in North Korea have been reportedly ordered to sing a song hailing the country’s dictator Kim Jong-un ahead of any social event. The hymn describes the grandson of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung as “the wisest of 10 million” who “cultivates the
North Korea is claiming its newly launched military spy satellite has provided leadership with photo images of key South Korean and U.S. bases. Kim Jong Un visited the Pyongyang General Control Centre of the National Aerospace Technology Administration on Friday to learn
In a celebration of what North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dubbed a “new era of a space power,” rare images were released showing the leader’s daughter, Ju Ae, joining him for a lavish banquet following the successful launch of the Malligyong-1 spy
The military spy satellite launched by North Korea on Tuesday successfully entered orbit, according to South Korean officials. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledged on Wednesday the apparent success of the Malligyong-1 satellite launch into orbit, though they stopped short of
South Korea has raised concerns over North Korea’s successful launch of its “Malligyong-1” satellite into orbit, suspecting Russian support behind the achievement. This has escalated animosities between the Koreas, jeopardising a past reconciliation deal and prompting hostile actions along their fortified border.
North Korea has been fueling speculation about its upcoming financial collapse as Pyongyang this week authorized the closure of yet another of its embassies. Reports emerged on Friday claiming King Jong-un approved the closure of the nation’s diplomatic offices in Nepal. The